Former Fortune columnist “Stanley Bing” dies at 68
Gil Schwartz, the longtime media executive who for two decades wrote columns for Fortune under the pen name “Stanley Bing,” died on Saturday. He was 68. Andrew Nusca of Fortune writes, “For 13 years, the New York City native secretly and successfully skewered office life in the pages of Esquire magazine under the byline ‘Stanley […]
Fortune CEO Murray declines request for additional severance
Fortune magazine CEO Alan Murray sent Tuesday the following email to the union that represents its journalists after the union asked for more severance pay for the laid-off workers it represents: Members of the Fortune Union, Thank you for your thoughtful note in response to our recent difficult decision to downsize our workforce. As I […]
Tech journalist Pullen is departing Fortune
John Patrick Pullen is departing Fortune magazine at the end of the week after working there full-time for the past two years and as a freelancer for the previous nine. Pullen helped the magazine transition from a free website to a premium subscription product. He was among the leading traffic drivers to the website, writing […]
Fortune Union asks for more severance for laid-off workers
The union that represents journalists at Fortune magazine sent the following letter to CEO Alan Murray about its layoffs last week: Dear Alan, As Fortune employees, we love this publication and have tremendous gratitute for the ways we have been supported as journalists over the years. That’s why we were so deeply let down by […]
Easton: The art of storytelling is being a good listener
Dean Rotbart of Business News Luminaries spoke with Nina Easton, a former Fortune journalist who co-runs its “Most Powerful Women” franchise, as part of celebrating top business journalists of the 21st century. “Storytelling and capture the visions of leaders in a range of industries and politics and journalism is one of the most important contributions […]
Social media editor Savage among Fortune’s layoffs
Emily Savage, social media editor at Fortune magazine, was among the 35 staffers laid off on Tuesday, she confirmed on Twitter. Savage had been with the magazine as a full-time staffer working remotely from California since September. She had been Fortune’s voice and posting strategy based on short and long-term data analysis and editorial goals. […]
Fortune magazine upgrades office
Fortune magazine not only has a new owner–Thai business mogul Chatchaval Jiaravanon–but it also has some fancy new digs. The magazine’s new offices at 40 Fulton Street are a bit of an upgrade from the aesthetic at 225 Liberty Street, where Fortune once woked out of when it was part of Time Inc. For the […]
“Work it Out” columnist Fisher is leaving Fortune
Anne Fisher, the author of the “Work it Out” workplace column at Fortune, is leaving the publication next month. “After a long career at Fortune magazine and Fortune.com, I’m now seeking freelance work in journalism or content marketing,” said Fisher. Fisher spent several years covering various industries — autos, Wall Street and management trends — […]
Shen tabbed to write Fortune’s Term Sheet
Lucinda Shen has been named as the primary writer of Fortune magazine’s private equity/venture capital email newsletter Term Sheet. She replaces Polina Marinova, who left the magazine last week. Shen has been writing for the IPO section of the newsletter in recent years. She has also filled in for Marinova. She has been writing about […]
What it’s like to work at Fortune and publish Term Sheet
Polina Marinova, who is leaving Fortune on Friday after five years and 1,300 articles, writes about her experience. Marinova writes, “At that point in time, I had only written a few general news stories and worked on Fortune’s social media strategy. There was no fire in me to learn about the crazy, complex world that […]
